There are 13 ways to get from Münster to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DUS - SAW
8h 1m₺4,219–22,573Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CGN - SAW
8h 33m₺3,908–17,842Train, bus
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain 25
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
35h 12m₺8,415–19,759Train, night train
- Take the train from Hamm to Wien Meidlingtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
43h 22m₺17,775–33,349Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
42h 24m₺14,863–28,657Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane DUS - IST
7h 53m₺6,816–27,550Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane DTM - SAW
7h 33mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane CGN - IST
8h 31m₺6,405–27,819Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAJ - SAW
8h 51m₺4,352–23,266Bus
- Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Squarebus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus Gns-01
36h 55mBus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Münster to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1920
44h 25mDrive 2,401.5 km
- Drive from Münster to Istanbulcar 2,401.5 km
24h 9m₺25,165–36,350Drive, car train
- Drive from Münster to Göttingencar
- Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
27h 39m₺20,516–30,912
Münster to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Münster to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 4.300 ₺ - 24.000 ₺ and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Münster to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 53m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Münster to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Münster-Mitte and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Münster to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Muenster(Westf)Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Hamm, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 22m.
The distance between Münster and Istanbul is 2232 km. The road distance is 2401.5 km.
The best way to get from Münster to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 12m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Münster to Istanbul, including transfers.
Münster to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Münster-Mitte station.
Münster to Istanbul train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Hamm station.
Münster to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square station.
What companies run services between Münster, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Münster-Mitte to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 36h 55m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–15,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–14,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Airport via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–6,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–5,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamm to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–19,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–19,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,477
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,477
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–8,500
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺6,000–8,500
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺4,900–6,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺3,300–3,900
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,000
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,000
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,000
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Münster-Mitte to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–4,800
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Münster to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–7,500
- Website
- Flixbus
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Münster. It is currently 10:56 AM in Münster and 12:56 PM in Istanbul.
Münster to Istanbul train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Münster to Istanbul is 2402 km. It takes approximately 24h 9m to drive from Münster to Istanbul.
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